Werribee Zoo is operated by passionate, dedicated people from ground up to CEO, who obviously love their jobs and animal 'house-mates'. That makes it a great experience for we humans. And I love o seeing the meercats through glass in the restaurant.
Werribee Open Range Zoo, Melbourne
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Werribee Open Range Zoo
Werribee 30 minutes south of Melbourne City | K Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3030, Australia
61 3 9731 9600
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Ranked #16 of 171 attractions in Melbourne
Type: Zoos
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Experience an African adventure just 30 minutes from Melbourne. Get onboard for a guided safari bus tour across the unique open range savannah and...
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Experience an African adventure just 30 minutes from Melbourne. Get onboard for a guided safari bus tour across the unique open range savannah and spot rhinos, giraffes and zebras! Come face to face with a pride of lions on the African Walking Trail, visit one of the world’s largest Gorilla exhibits, see cheeky monkeys at play and discover a family of hippos in their wetland home.Don’t Miss: • Wild Encounters: Go behind the scenes with an African Cat Encounter, a Tall Order Giraffe Encounter, a Lion Rip Roaring Feed or an up close Rhino Encounter.• Open Vehicle Adventure: Upgrade to the Open Vehicle Adventure and get closer to the animals on the open savannah. • Slumber Safari: Stay overnight in our luxury safari tents overlooking the savannah. Your stay includes amazing close-up animal encounters, drinks and dips at sunset, and a sumptuous African feast.
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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This is a great day out for people of all ages. I recommend also taking the time to visit the Werribee mansion, on the same grounds as the zoo.
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Nice to see the animals in the open dont get there on opening time as some off the animals are not out yet and we went round twice which was ok.the bus ride was great dont miss that. Not to dear a day if you take your own food was very happy with the day
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melbounre
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This is such a great place to take kids, why go to Africa if you have werribie zoo, free roaming zebras elephants and don't forget those cute as meerkats
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We went as a large family group, and whilst the open range is fantastic for the animals, it was a little disappointing not being able to see all the animals as they're off doing there thing. the bus ride is definitely worth it otherwise you'd miss most of it.
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Geelong, Australia
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Great to see a large range of animals in a more natural setting where they are free to roam. The bus tour is great, our driver was friendly and very informative. Food and drink is very pricey so consider bringing your own.
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Brisbane, Australia
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We enjoyed our visit, the open bus tour was good, giving a closer look at the animals. The facilities, paths and layout are great for families. Good value day trip.
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Our first visit and I think we were expecting more. The lions are behind glass or mesh so photo's are difficult. The cheetahs were a little better and at least with the gorilla's you could see over the fence to get a clear shot (but with a zoom). We paid extra for the open vehicle tour. The guide (Mel) was...
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Melbourne, Australia
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Today I was lucky to experience an encounter with the Serval cats at Werribee and their handler Paul.It was a privilege to see the bond and understanding between Paul and his 3 girls.
All behavours shown were designed to mimic what they would be doing out in the wild.I would strongly recommend putting this encounter onto your bucket list and...
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The zoo has a nice bus/tram tour through the large animal enclosures. The zoo part is actually quite small and the map doesn't seem very accurate. The food was poor quality but it was Good Friday so they were struggling. We were just happy they were open. This zoo participates with the zoo membership reciprocal membership. Perth Zoo members are...
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